1996 German Formula Three Championship
# 1996 German Formula Three Championship

The 1996 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1996 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft) was the 22nd edition of the German Formula Three Championship. It commenced on 14 April 1996 and ended on 13 October. Italian driver Jarno Trulli won the title with six wins for the Swiss Opel Team KMS Benetton Formula.

## Teams and drivers

1996 Entry List :

| Team | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Class A ||||||
| Opel Team KMS Benetton Formula | 1 | Jarno Trulli | Dallara 396 | Opel | All |
| Opel Team KMS Benetton Formula | 2 | Tim Bergmeister | Dallara 396 | Opel | 1–5 |
| Opel Team KMS Benetton Formula | 2 | Rui Águas | Dallara 396 | Opel | 6–8 |
| Opel Team BSR | 3 | Nick Heidfeld | Dallara 395 | Opel | All |
| Opel Team BSR | 4 | Marcel Tiemann | Dallara 396 | Opel | All |
| Opel Team BSR | 5 | Arnd Meier | Dallara 395 | Opel | All |
| Marko RSM | 6 | Rui Águas | Dallara 395 | Alfa Romeo | 1–2 |
| Marko RSM | 7 | Oliver Tichy | Dallara 395 | Alfa Romeo | 1–2 |
| Opel Team GM Motorsport | 8 | Manuel Gião | Dallara 396 | Opel | All |
| Opel Team GM Motorsport | 9 | Sascha Bert | Dallara 395 | Opel | 1–7 |
| Opel Team GM Motorsport | 10 | Steffen Widmann | Dallara 395 | Opel | All |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 11 | Wolf Henzler | Martini MK73 | Opel | All |
| Abt & Trella Motorsport | 14 | Tobias Schlesinger | Dallara 395 | Opel | 7–8 |
| Abt & Trella Motorsport | 15 | Christian Menzel | Dallara 395 | Opel | All |
| Abt & Trella Motorsport | 16 | Dirk Müller | Dallara 395 | Opel | 2–5 |
| Hofmann Motorsport | 14 | Gianantonio Pacchioni | Dallara 395 | Opel | 3–5 |
| Hofmann Motorsport | 16 | Dirk Müller | Dallara 395 | Opel | 6 |
| Hofmann Motorsport | 17 | Emmanuel Clérico | Dallara 395 | Opel | 2–6 |
| Tokmakidis Motorsport | 18 | Max Wilson | Dallara 395 | Opel | 1–2 |
| Tokmakidis Motorsport | 18 | Rui Águas | Dallara 395 | Opel | 3–5 |
| Tokmakidis Motorsport | 18 | Tim Bergmeister | Dallara 395 | Opel | 6–7 |
| Tokmakidis Motorsport | 18 | Jarosław Wierczuk | Dallara 395 | Opel | 8 |
| Tokmakidis Motorsport | 19 | John Barlow | Dallara 395 | Opel | 1 |
| Tokmakidis Motorsport | 19 | Markus Friesacher | Dallara 395 | Opel | 2–5 |
| Tokmakidis Motorsport | 19 | Richard Westbrook | Dallara 395 | Opel | 6–8 |
| Parma Motorsport | 21 | Markus Friesacher | Dallara 396 | Alfa Romeo | 1 |
| Parma Motorsport | 22 | Vincent Vosse | Dallara 396 | Alfa Romeo | 1–2 |
| Parma Motorsport | 25 | Tim Verbergt | Dallara 395 | Fiat | 6–8 |
| Prema Powerteam | 23 | André Couto | Dallara 396 | Fiat | All |
| Prema Powerteam | 24 | Max Wilson | Dallara 395 | Fiat | 3–6 |
| MB Racing/Autoclub Excelsior | 25 | Tim Wergebt | Dallara 395 | Fiat | 1–5 |
| Westwood Racing | 30 | Klaus Graf | Dallara 395 | Toyota | 1–4 |
| Class B ||||||
| TKF Racing | 50 | Philipp Sager | Dallara 394 | Opel | 1–7 |
| TKF Racing | 51 | Dominik Schwager | Dallara 394 | Opel | 1-5 |
| TKF Racing | 51 | Luciano Crespi | Dallara 394 | Opel | 6–8 |
| IPS Motorsport | 52 | Johan Stureson | Dallara 394 | Opel | All |
| Franz Wöss Racing | 53 | Jarosław Wierczuk | Dallara 393 | Opel | 1–7 |
| Franz Wöss Racing | 53 | Georg Holzer | Dallara 396 | Alfa Romeo | 8 |
| Franz Wöss Racing | 54 | Tobias Schlesinger | Dallara 393 | Opel | 1–5 |
| Franz Wöss Racing | 54 | Christoph Fuchs | Dallara 396 | Alfa Romeo | 8 |
| Franz Wöss Racing | 63 | Florian Schnitzenbaumer | Dallara 396 | Alfa Romeo | 8 |
| Divinol Oils | 55 | Mario Münch | Dallara 394 | Opel | All |
| JB Racing | 56 | Yves Olivier | Dallara 394 | Opel | All |
| Grand Prix Foundation | 60 | Dietmar Frischmann | Dallara 393 | Fiat | 2–3 |
| Ingo Gerstl | 65 | Ingo Gerstl | Dallara 393 | Opel | 6 |
